Monday, October 31, 2011

An Internet "Harvest": Egyptian Websites


We are just hours away from entering the fascinating world of Ancient Egypt. While we anxiously await the start of our next unit, lets get prepared by getting in the Ancient Egypt mindset. This place is loaded with fascinating things like the sphynx, mummification, Nile River, and religion. It is a place that witnessed the building of the most amazing project in the history of our world, the pyramids. It is a place that once you enter, you don't want to leave until you've learned as much as possible. For the next two days, while we get started with Ancient Egypt, I want you to scour the internet for great ancient Egypt websites. Before you run to Google and start searching, some things you need to know. First, you can search for broad sites about Egypt by simply searching "ancient Egypt" or, you can get more specific and search for sites about certain things like pyramids or mummification. Our goal is to create a solid list of interesting Egyptian websites. I also want you to search for Ancient Egypt games or online activities. Search for YouTube videos that we could share and watch, search for cool pictures.
Some websites might not offer very good information.

Use this guide to help you:
.com sites: anyone can have these websites. Some info might not be good.
.gov sites: these sites would be produced by a government agency and should be good.
.edu sites: these sites are produced by colleges or educational agencies so they are good sites
.net sites: these sites are also trustworthy sites

Task: Search the internet for great Ancient Egypt websites. Search for informational sites, videos, pictures, online games and activities. When you find one you want to share, post a comment with the Link AND a short description of what the site is and why you think its good.

33 comments:

4sydneyn said...

I believe this is a great website because it tells me all about pharoahs, pyramids, and the daily life of the egyptians. The website's url is:http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

3felicityk said...

I went to www.google.com and typed in "Ancient Egypt" then i clicked on a website that said Ancient Egypt and it shows mummifcation, rebuilding something and much more.

4davis kj said...

the link is:

www.philae.nu/akhet/index.html

I think it is cool because it has so many fascinating things about Ancient Egypt. Temples, Daily life, and even festivals!

9derekg said...

I couldn't figure out how to get the link part on but the site is called ancient Egypt for kids. It is a site that has a lot of good games like explore the tomb and other great games like guessing games and puzzle games. It also has lots of good information places on it about the tombs and other things.

8Intisar K said...

I'm so excited to start Egypt, it's one of the things I look forward to most this year, but I still like the Middle Ages a little better.

http://eawc.evansville.edu/egpage.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t47khf845d0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=KdtgX9ORiW4

The first video is about mummification, it showed the steps and I thought it had good details in it. Then the second video is a National Geographic thing on Egypt.

8karissat said...

1. http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
2. http://www.anciehttp://egypt.mrdonn.org/
3. http://egypt.mrdonn.org/
4. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/
5. http://art.thewalters.org/browse/category/art-of-ancient-egypt-and-nubia/?gclid=CIiExo2ulKwCFYLsKgodUnDQmQ

chamberlain wyatt h said...

Dose the nile river go north , south , east or west.

chamberlain wyatt H said...

What is the biggest pyramid.

Chamberlain Emily S said...

Hey students of Brandon, SD. Here is another question for you.

How were the women of Egypt treated?

Chamberlain Emily S said...

Brandon, SD..... What helped scientists figure out the heiroglyphs that were lost or were not remembered from Egypt?

3Jacob J said...

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/egypt/anceg.htm is the url. It is very interesting and had good info about anceint egypt.

9austins said...

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html. It looked detailed and easy to find lots of facts.

3sarahg said...

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

6jordana said...

I think a good website for us would be

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

you will learn a lot from this website.

4courtneyk said...

Task 1:www.sis.gov.eg/
It tells alot of imformation.

8grace b said...

Here's a good one about pharaohs of ancient egypt.


http://library.thinkquest.org/J002046F/pharaohs_of_ancient_egypt.htm

9christinec said...

http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/

4kylen said...

I think this video shows a good presentation of mummification.Here is the URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-MQ5dL9cQX0

9AriannaS said...

i found a web site thst willl help people out on things i think it will be very helpful

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

4georgek said...

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9Jadah T said...

This website is lots of fun to read and it gives cool fun facts.

http://luvnick.doomby.com/

8McClaneA said...

http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/egindex.htm
Is a lick to a website that lets you translate your name to hieroglyphics and has lots of interactive activiteys

8BrianW said...

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html is the website I found. I think this will be a good tool because it has iformation on almost evrything about Egypt.

8max w said...

I looked on google and found a website called www.ancientegypt.co.uk/. This website explains Egyptian life, gods and goddesses, mummification, rulers, pyramids, temples, time, trade, and writing, as well as games.

8 gerrit v said...

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~ahm/history.htm

4elizabethd said...

It look really good and lots of facts.
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/egypt-guide/

hannahh8 said...

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html i Belivs this is site is important becuase it talk about abunch of things that i belive we might be stufying this Unit

4 Natalie W said...

www.eyelid.co.uk i think this site is good because it tells you all about mummification, pyramids and it gives you some pictures to look at.

3 TessaJ said...

I think this is a great website because it has different links too!
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http://www.ask-aladdin.com/Egypt-Sites/ancient_egyptian_sites/

9maryas said...

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/ I think this is a great site that i use alot and it has graet facts about egypt and ather ancient civilization.

3Dylan B said...

This is a good site because it teaches you about the nile river like that it is 6695 kilometers long.http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/river-nile-facts.html

6colee said...

I typed in ancent egypt for kids and its got good links on it.

4kane t said...

http://ancient-egypt.org/ Is a good site beacause it gives you a good idea about what you are looking for